Mingus celebrates their birthday at Ghost Fag's drag wrestling event, despite Brodie's best efforts to keep them away; Julian and Noah come to a difficult decision; Ruthie makes a mistake.
Set in the mid-1920s, celebrated poet and writer Robert Graves returns from war traumatized and creatively struggling. It takes young poet Laura Riding to reignite Robert's passion, and with the blessing of wife Nancy, his muse becomes his lover. With the three of them sharing a life, Laura's attention soon turns to Nancy, and their complicated relationship threatens to risk everything they have.
Noah spends Thanksgiving helping his mother Carolyn clean out her hoarder house; Eliza throws a tense dinner party with Margot and Dan to get content for her business.
After Carolyn moves in with them, Noah and Dan try to hide their relationship with Adam; Dan's parents come over on Christmas and pressure them to fast-track the adoption process; Margot reveals she's gone off her meds.
After a month off her meds, Margot experiences a manic episode; Eliza discovers that there may be a complication with her pregnancy; Noah and Dan discover Adam has been harboring a secret that may jeopardize the adoption process.
Edina is thrilled by the newest addition to her house, a panic room, equipped with champagne, toilet paper and a high-tech surveillance system; Patsy is doing her best to impress new client Minnie Driver.
In an attempt to secure a position among the gentry, a place where people can grow old gracefully, Eddie and Patsy decide to set off for a weekend in the country.